Did you have a musical mentor? If so, who was it and how did they influence you?
As far as a mentor goes, I can’t say I’ve ever had someone who took me up under their wing and showed me much. I had more strong examples of people who loved to play music. My mom played in a small touring band when I was little and my grandparents during holidays would encourage us all to pick up instruments and play along with old country gospel songs. I’m largely self taught and have kinda marched to my own drum with tons of encouragement from family and friends through the years.
Search Results for: Дизайн человека профиль Дизайн человека Расшифровка ❤ metahd.ru <<<
Listen to David Quinn’s new tune, “Born to Lose,” on INDIGO, a playlist by Spotify
INDIGO, a playlist by Spotify: “A new shade of country”
Punk News debuts the new Stuffy Shmitt song, “Jim’s Dad,” praising it by saying it’s “easy going… and extremely dark.”
Today, we are pleased to debut the new track by Stuffy Shmitt. On “Jim’s Dad,” Stuffy channels Lou Reed, Tom Waits, and even a little Mountain Goats and crafts a track that is easy going… and extremely dark.
Speaking to Punknews, Stuffy said: “I used to hang out at a bar called Drake’s Drum in Manhattan. I played rock and roll a lot. I drank a lot. I had a friend called Lory Lazarus who didn’t drink at all, looked like Harpo Marx and wrote musical comedies—I hate musical comedies. He wore orange a lot—I hate orange. One of his musicals, The Reunion of Sam, had a scene where a couch gave birth to many little foam-rubber couches. The song was called “I Vouch For A Couch”—that will give you an idea of where we’re going here. Lory wanted to write songs with me. I didn’t wanna write songs with Lory. He kept hounding me. So finally I made a deal with him. We’d go around the corner to my fifth floor walk-up and write songs. If it took over twenty minutes to write one, he would have to go to Drake’s Drum with me and buy me drinks ’til 4 a.m. As a result, we wrote something like 15 songs in under 20 minutes. They were ridiculous but really catchy. We laughed for 19 minutes straight and the session was over.
American Songwriter reviews David Quinn’s sophomore LP, Letting Go, calling him one of today’s “finest, most reliable Americana storytellers”
David Quinn is a ramblin’ man. “It’s like what they say about some sharks: if they’re not moving, they die,” he remarks. The Indiana musician demonstrated such aching need to always be on the move with his 2019 studio debut, Wanderin’ Fool ? and it seems not much has changed. His second record, Letting Go, falls quite in line with its predecessor, a musical companion piece drenched in his wood-smoked vocal and hearty blend of folk-rock and stone cold country.
Stuffy Shmitt returns from eight-year hiatus with new album Stuff Happens, new single “Mommy and Daddy” premieres at American Songwriter
The heart-wrenching “Mommy and Daddy” grapples with a universal truth that evolution has not yet alleviated. NYC-bred rock & roller Shmitt, who has performed and recorded with legends like Levon Helm and Gordan Gano, steps back into his artistry with a harrowing vignette of his once-spirited parents closing in on the end of their lives.
“My mom was a fox. She had long hair and was just a beautiful woman. My dad was a handsome, tall man,” he describes. Shmitt’s mother played the drums and his father played guitar. His sister wrote concertos, wore long black dresses, and conducted orchestras. READ MORE…
American Songwriter debuts Americana/alt-country band Wayne Graham’s single “What For”
Wayne Graham delivers a multi-generational approach to Americana from the rugged hills of central Appalachia. Today, they premiere their new single, “What For?” ahead of 1% Juice, due on November 13th. READ MORE…